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Offline DylanDenney

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Installing and using compiz
« on: December 21, 2010, 11:08:05 PM »
I installed compiz and enabled a few effects like desktop cube and some others, but i
can't seem to get the effects to work. I'm using the latest release 3.4. Any advice would be helpful.

Offline andreas122

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Re: Installing and using compiz
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2010, 02:54:00 PM »
is compiz enable?
type this commant: compiz --replace

Offline DylanDenney

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Re: Installing and using compiz
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2010, 10:19:11 AM »
When I type the command compiz --replace I get this error:

   sh: lspci: not found 
   /usr/local/bin/compiz.real (core) - Fatal: No composite extension 
                                                                                             

Offline tinypoodle

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Re: Installing and using compiz
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2010, 10:46:56 AM »
Try to load pci-utils
"Software gets slower faster than hardware gets faster." Niklaus Wirth - A Plea for Lean Software (1995)

Offline Arslan S.

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Re: Installing and using compiz
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2010, 01:46:20 PM »
are you using compiz-base or just compiz ? don't forget you need a window decorator such as emerald, metacity etc.

and you may need to enable compositing in xorg conf file, using proprietary drivers automatically enables compositing such as nvidia and ati drivers
« Last Edit: December 24, 2010, 04:40:00 PM by Arslan S. »

Offline DylanDenney

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Re: Installing and using compiz
« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2010, 10:37:32 AM »
Thanks for the reply's. I will give it a try.